(n.) That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot.
(v. i.) To happen; to befall; to chance.
Example Sentences:
(1) And HAP has shown that the key finding that debt slows growth was driven overwhelmingly by the exclusion of four years of data from New Zealand.
(2) a. Preadsorption of HWSM onto HAP for 24 h, followed by 4 h coadsorption with phytate, resulted in at most a 25% decrease in HWSM binding.
(3) In spite of angiography showing "proper" position of the Infusaid catheter, HAPS showed preferential perfusion to the right lobe of the liver.
(4) As calcium influx is thought to contribute to the depolarizing phase of the TTX-insensitive spikes, we suggest that the decrease in HAP duration by clindamycin results from a decrease in the somal calcium current.
(5) At a pH above 6.0 already minimal HAP concentrations proved to be a suitable substrate for heterogeneous nucleation and growth of calcium oxalate.
(6) Most particles in Class III and IV lesions exfoliated until 2 weeks after implantation, and the junctional space between recipient bone and particles could not be distinguished, probably as a result of incorporation of HAP and osseous tissue.
(7) c. Simultaneous incubation of HWSM and phytate with HAP resulted in a 50% decrease in HWSM binding.
(8) In this study, the adaptation of HAp and alpha-TCP as a pulpotomy agent was studied histopathologically.
(9) With regard to HAP in the elderly, severe underlying disease, poor whole body state, aspiration, bacterial resistance to drugs, superinfection and polymicrobial infection were the factors predisposing difficulty in treatment of pneumonia in the elderly.
(10) There was a significant difference in affinity index between HAP-coated implants and control implants (P less than 0.001), while TiO2-coated implants showed no significant difference in comparison to the control.
(11) HAP had no effect on aggregation of chick embryo neural retina, kidney, or heart cells.
(12) Two layers of Dacron fabric were laid together, stitched to the rib with nylon thread, and the resulting tubular cavity packed with HAP filler to create an artificial rib.
(13) Investigations into the effects of relative molecular mass (RMM) and structure of poly(alkenoic acid)s on their adsorption on to hydroxyapatite (HAP) were carried out with a view to establishing factors that influence the adhesion of glass-poly(alkenoic acid) cements to tooth material.
(14) Two mouse lines carrying the hAP-c-kitW42 transgene show an effect on pigmentation and the number of tissue mast cells.
(15) Staining thus demineralizes early deposition sites of CaP; at the same time lead (Pb) and uranium (U) bind to the organic components of the extracellular matrix formerly associated with Ca and P. This substitution phenomenon alters the overall fine structure of mineral sites by depleting the amorphous density of Ca and P, and by creating isolated rodlike structures that have formerly been interpreted as representing hydroxyapatite (HAP) crystals.
(16) There were no clinical problems in the sites receiving HAP implantation.
(17) Taking our previous data into consideration, it was suggested that Resin-HAP had bio-compatibility both in soft tissue and bone, although its long-term stability as well as its stability under function should further be examined.
(18) No differences were found for the restriction enzymes Bam HI, Hap II, Hind III and Hpa I.
(19) Another important area of research that is just emerging concerns the ability of lipopolysaccharide and other components of HAP bacteria to stimulate or modulate macrophage release of inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-1.
(20) DNA from the chicken genome was analysed both by isopycnic centrifugation in cesium salt density gradients and by reassociation analysis using hydroxyapatite (HAP) chromatography.
Map
Definition:
(n.) A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it.
(n.) Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical map.
(v. t.) To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
Example Sentences:
(1) The intrauterine mean active pressure (MAP) in the nulliparous group was 1.51 kPa (SD 0.45) in the first stage and 2.71 kPa (SD 0.77) in the second stage.
(2) The data on mapping the episomal plasmid integration sites in yeast chromosomes I, III, IV, V, VII, XV are presented.
(3) As collapse was imminent, MAP increased but CO and TPR did not change significantly.
(4) The main result of the correspondence analysis is a geometric map of this relationship showing how the relative frequencies of headache types change with age.
(5) Chromatographic maps of DNA adducts demonstrated unique patterns of DNA adducts for each of the regions.
(6) Mapping of the cross-link position between U2 and U6 RNAs is consistent with base-pairing between the 5' domain of U2 and the 3' end of U6 RNA.
(7) An accurate and reproducible method is described for generating a map of the cobalt sheet source from images of it made in multiple positions with the scintillation camera.
(8) Mapping of the shortest peptides recognized by T cell lines ThoU6 and BieU6 indicate that these sequences are fully overlapping.
(9) Then, the delta Fract (coronary flow reserve index) map was obtained for each subject.
(10) The glnD::Tn10 insertion has been mapped at min 4 on the E. coli chromosome and 98% contransducible by phage P1 with dapD.
(11) Radio-immunoprecipitation and partial proteolytic digest mapping showed that the monoclonal antibodies each recognized a unique epitope.
(12) In contrast, the average reduction in mean EEG amplitude with isoflurane was only 0.3% and there were neither periods of suppression nor any correlation between EEG amplitude and MAP.
(13) Testis MAPs promoted microtubule assembly, but to a lesser degree than brain MAPs.
(14) In order to localize probable central nervous system sites for these actions, we have used 125I-labelled 1-d(CH2)5, 7-sarcosine-8-arginine vasopressin, a specific V1-receptor antagonist, and in vitro autoradiography to map brain vasopressin binding sites.
(15) The model electron density map, calculated to a resolution of approximately 35 A, shows an unusually high protein content in the membranes.
(16) Size comparison of the newly discovered Msp I fragment with a restriction map of the apolipoprotein A-I gene revealed that most likely the cutting site at the 5'-end of the normally seen 673 bp fragment is lost giving rise to the observed 719 bp Msp I fragment.
(17) These two crystallins were compared with respect to their native molecular masses, subunit structures, peptide mapping and amino acid compositions in order to establish the identity of each crystallin.
(18) In the water-loaded state, MAP rose significantly at the lowest rate of infusion in both pregnant and non-pregnant ewes.
(19) The mutations of both strains (termed hha-2 and hha-3) were mapped at minute 10.5 of the E. coli chromosome.
(20) One mutant, BS260, was completely noninvasive on HeLa cells and mapped to a region on the 220-kb virulence plasmid in which we had previously localized several avirulent temperature-regulated operon fusions (A.E.